#orca attack

[orcinus-ocean]

A story of an attack I had surely never heard of before.

In 1972, this man and his family were attacked by a pod of killer whales (he explains it as "mom, dad and baby in between"), which completely sank their 45-foot schooner.

The big bull was injured in the attack ("his head was split open" - paraphrased), and Douglas here thinks they mistook the boat for a whale they wanted to kill and eat.

Still, before the recent attacks in Gibraltar, I had never heard of killer whales sinking boats before, yet more stories keep coming of attacks in the wild.

[importantsecret]

[malbecmusings]

Orca attacks: Rudder losses and damage as incidents escalate - Yachting World

As orca attacks and incidents continue along the Atlantic coast Helen Fretter speaks to Dr Ruth Esteban who is investigating the behaviour

“I think we were hit on the rudder 100 or 200 times. It was consistent.... At one point Evans could see an orca with a chunk of the rudder’s foam in its mouth."

That's a lot of abuse on the oft loathed spade rudder. Seems like it held up well, until one of the orcas swam away with half of it in his mouth. Even a full skeg isn't going to offer protection for that scenario.

[daemon7d]

Orca attack live! 😱 Trainer Jessica Radcliffe attacked by killer whale during show. Viral video sparks debate on orca safety & captivity ethics. Watch now! 👇

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Orca Attack Caught on Camera: Jessica Radcliffe’s Shocking Live Show Incident

Orca trainer Jessica Radcliffe attacked in live show. Viral orca attack video sparks debate on orca safety and captivity ethics.

[lgbtqforeverything]

i really think abc just threw a boat and some money at ryan murphy and said go crazy bc some wild things are happening on doctor odyssey

[belvira]

[mirthe]

Orcas sink another boat in Europe after a nearly hour-long attack

For the fourth time in two years, a group of unusually brazen orcas in southwestern Europe have sunk a sailing boat after relentlessly attacking it for almost an hour on Halloween.

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